Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings in fathoms
Notes on tides
Mounted on linen
"Published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty December 1st 1837."
"Price Eighteenpence."
"Sold by J.D. Potter, Agent for the Admiralty Charts, 31 Poultry & 11 King St. Tower Hill."
Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada
Addeddate
2019-04-04 21:45:34
Associated-names
Bayfield, Henry Wolsey, 1795-1885, surveyor; Potter, J. D. (John Dennett), active 1830-1892, bookseller; Great Britain. Admiralty
Identifier
McGillLibrary-rbsc_map_bayfield-076-19228
Identifier-ark
ark:/13960/t1kh8578m
Note
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings in fathoms. Notes on tides. Mounted on linen. "Published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty December 1st 1837." "Price Eighteenpence." "Sold by J.D. Potter, Agent for the Admiralty Charts, 31 Poultry & 11 King St. Tower Hill." Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada. Copy in McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, Map Collection: Numbered 76 on verso of map.